Improvement in culinary vessels



L P. BUDKIN," Culinary-Vessels. 910,150,461, I PatentedMay 5.1874.

` INvE To M BY 1 z A I Y y ATTonNEYs.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LAURENCE P.` BODKIN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT lN CULINARY VESSELS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 150,461, dated May 5, 1874; application filed l March 7, 1874.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, LAURENCE P. BODKIN, of Brooklyn. in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cooking-Vessels, of which the following is a specification:

Figure l is a top View of a saucepan to which my improvement has been applied, the iiap of the cover being shown as turned back. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection of the same, taken through the line no x, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail section taken through the line y y, Fig..1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The invention will lirst be fully described,

, and then pointed out in the claims.

A represents the body of the vessel, which may be a pot, a sauce-pan, a preserve-kettle, or other vessel. Upon the edge of one side of the vessel A is formed "a lip, B, inclining upward and outward, as shown'in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, to serve as a spout in pouring out theliquid contents of the vessel, to prevent them from trickling down its sides, and to guide them into the receiving-vessel. 4The innery side of the edge of the vessel A, along the base ofthe lip B, has a rabbet, al, formed in it to receive the curved edge of the strainer O, short grooves a2 being formed in the inner su rface of the ves` sel A at the ends of the rabbet al, to receive tongues cl, formed upon the ends ot' the strainer O. Upon the center of the curved edge of the strainer O is formed a downwardly-projectin g lug, c2, in which is formed a screw-hole to receive the screw D, which passes in through a hole in the side of the vessel A. The strainer O is thus secured in place bya single screw. This construction enables the vessels to be nested for transportation, the straners being edge, are attached two hooks,.F, to hook upon the inner bar of the strainer C, and thus sccurely connect the straight edge of said cover to the said strainer. To the center oi' the curved edge of thecoverEis attachedaspringcatch, G, which catches upon the edge of Jthe vessel A, and thus secures the cover upon the said vessel. The cover E does not require to` be held when pouring out the liquid contents of the vessel, and effectually prevents the steam from coming in contact with the hands of the operator, the loose flap e allowing' the liquid contents of the vessel to iiow out freely. The cover E is provided with a handle, H, for convenience in putting it on and taking it oft'.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure 'by Letters Patentl. The combination of vessel A, having the rabbet al and short grooves a2, and the strainer- O, having tongues e1 and apertured lug c2, with the single screw D, as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination ci' cover having two hooks, F F, with strainer C, having' inner bar, arranged as and for the purpose set forth.

LAURENCE P. BODKIN.

Witnesses:

J Arms T. GRAHAM, T. B. MosHER. 

